Chapter 48: Abyssal Battlefield: The Resurrection Ritual of the Evil God
Chapter 48: Abyssal Battlefield: The Resurrection Ritual of the Evil God
[Skill Fusion Complete. Evolved into "Veil of Concealment: Shadow Veil."]
[Veil of Concealment: Shadow Veil: Releases energy to cover objects, granting optical invisibility, while also blocking scent and infrared detection. Skill Cost: 3 Essence Energy per minute. Skill Rank: D-Rank.]
"Success! The skill name has changed to 'Veil of Concealment: Shadow Veil', and the effects now include blocking scent and infrared detection, which is a huge improvement." Su Muyu read through the evolved skill's description, his eyes filled with delight.
Although Lu Heng possessed the [Divine Evolution] talent, he hadn't tried skill fusion with every skill group, so he didn't know the outcome beforehand.
Hearing about the additional effects of blocking scent and infrared detection, he was also a little surprised.
"The effects are powerful, and the fusion is near perfect."
In fact, when using [Divine Evolution] to fuse skills, the outcome was unpredictable.
If luck wasn't on your side, there was even a chance of ruining a decent skill effect.
Generally, fusing skills of the same type would result in a better post-fusion effect.
...
For the next two days, Lu Heng dedicated himself to practicing the Seven-Step Sword Technique, awaiting the arrival of the Abyssal Battlefield.
Time flew by, and soon it was the designated hour for the Abyssal Battlefield to open.
In the evening, Lu Heng finished his final practice session of the sword technique.
[Understanding gained from sword skill practice. Sword Proficiency +1]
[Sword Skill Rank: Micro Level (1215/3000)]
[Physical attributes improved through training: Strength +0.01, Agility +0.01, Constitution +0.01]
As he concluded his training, the sky gradually darkened.
Lu Heng and Su Muyu went grocery shopping, bought drinks and snacks, and sat on the terrace, gazing at the city's night view, awaiting midnight.
Pop!
Lu Heng popped open a can of beer and took a sip, the slightly bitter taste coating his taste buds.
Su Muyu took a sip, stuck out her tongue, and opted for jasmine tea instead.
One drank beer, the other a beverage, and they clinked their drinks together.
Su Muyu leaned her forehead against the glass of the bay window, gazing at the neon lights outside, and thought about their imminent entry into the Abyssal Battlefield. She brought up a topic: "Lu Heng, have you ever thought about what would happen to our families if we don't come back?"
Truthfully, Lu Heng had considered this question before, but it was an unsolvable dilemma.
Most people's first thought would be to leave more money for their parents, but in a world facing the Abyss, no amount of money would be of use, and it might even attract unwanted attention.
Lu Heng looked out the window and said, "All we can do is strive to survive. Even if we don't make it back, no matter how much money we leave for our families, they won't be able to hold onto it."
Su Muyu nodded in agreement, "I think the same way, so I feel a bit helpless. There's nothing we can do but try to survive."
After a while, she continued, "I once thought about helping my mom awaken her abilities. Awakening can enhance physical abilities, and it seems there are no side effects. But later, I decided against it. After awakening, she'd be drafted into the Abyssal Battlefield, which is even more dangerous."
Based on the current information, she concluded that all metahumans had a chance of being drafted.
Lu Heng tapped her forehead gently and said, "Don't worry about that. In reality, only combat-oriented metahumans are drafted. If you acquire a life-oriented skill, you can avoid the draft. But this can't be rushed; it has to be done gradually."
Hearing that there was a way to avoid the draft, Su Muyu immediately felt relieved, "By becoming a life-oriented metahuman, I won't be drafted into the Abyssal Battlefield?"
"To be precise, the Abyssal Battlefield only drafts metahumans with mid to high combat power. Following this pattern, there is indeed a way to avoid being drafted."
In his previous life, many people had researched this topic extensively, and they had essentially figured out the pattern of the Abyssal Battlefield's draft.
While the Abyssal Battlefield claimed to draft metahumans randomly, it wasn't entirely random.
Only those with higher combat strength among the metahumans would be conscripted, and the lower their combat strength, the lower the chances of conscription.
This ratio was roughly fifty-fifty.
Therefore, those who acquired life-based skills, due to their generally lower combat strength, were unlikely to be conscripted.
Of course, if all high-combat metahumans perished, low-combat ones would inevitably face conscription.
However, if it came to that, civilization would be on the brink of extinction.
...
Midnight finally arrived, and the countdown reached its final three minutes.
Lu Heng took out a Glock pistol and handed it over, "Take this gun. If we don't end up in the same place after the transmission, protect yourself, and I'll come find you."
"Don't take out the gun easily. At this time, very few people can bring firearms into the Abyssal World, and other metahumans will definitely try to take it from you."
"Okay, I understand." Su Muyu nodded, took the Glock, and held it in her palm, enveloping it with the energy of the Invisible Veil.
The pistol instantly became invisible.
Before her awakening, with her strength, she might not have been able to withstand the gun's recoil.
However, now with 16 points of strength, despite being a girl, her physical attributes were much higher than an average person.
The countdown ended.
Su Muyu took Lu Heng's hand, and the view before them began to distort and become surreal.
As their vision plunged into chaos and darkness, a transmission message appeared.
[Transmitting to the Abyssal World: Barton's Necropolis]
[World Introduction: After the death of Demon God Barton, his devil minions traversed various abyssal worlds, retrieving his remains and burying them in a cemetery. After a century of searching, the devil minions finally recovered Barton's heart and began preparing for his resurrection ceremony with Source Essence.]
[Danger Level: 4]
[Battlefield Mode: Source Essence Battle]
[Main Quests]
1. Escape the dungeon before the resurrection ceremony begins.
2. Attack the devil squad transporting the Source Essence sacrifice.
3. Survive until the end of the resurrection ceremony.
[Challenge Quests]
1. Find the most important Source Essence sacrifice and prevent it from entering Barton Temple.
2. Complete Source Essence fusion and acquire a First-Class Job Transformation.
3. Interrupt the resurrection ceremony and prevent Demon God Barton from returning to the Abyss.
[Transmission Complete. Loading Abyssal World Common Language.]
[Barton's Resurrection Ritual Countdown: 3 months...]
Upon seeing the name of the Abyssal World they were transmitting to, Lu Heng's heart skipped a beat.
Because he had heard of this Abyssal World in his previous life.
The battlefield of Barton's Necropolis was a sensation in his previous life due to its rare 100-person scale and the intense battles that ensued.
Only a few conscripted metahumans survived and returned to tell the tale of their experiences in the Abyss.
According to their accounts, they had successfully prevented the resurrection ceremony.
This was the first time the human world learned of the existence of terrifying Demon Gods in the Abyss.
However, that wasn't the whole story.
Approximately three months after the resurrection ceremony, Demon God Barton descended upon Bluestar and destroyed a central city in an equatorial nation.
According to the survivors' descriptions, they had received help from an anti-magic tribe in the Abyssal World and successfully halted the resurrection ceremony.
But three months later, a terrifying event occurred.
Demon God Barton descended upon Bluestar and destroyed a city.
This contradicted the survivors' account.
If the resurrection ceremony had been stopped, as they claimed, how could Demon God Barton have resurrected and descended upon Bluestar?
The few metahumans who returned from the Abyssal battlefield also faced retaliation from Demon God Barton and met their demise.
There was no way to verify the truth from their mouths.
(End of Chapter)
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